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Wn-65020 _ Grays Ilarb or, \’fn.

Ditch to be blasted'along the brush line.

Photo Therone I. Paris July 28,

1943

Wn-65021 Grays Harbor, Washington

Blasting ditch - Time 3 hrs - 4 persons (12 man hours) Ditch 375 it -
used 5 boxes 50^. The opening of this ditch iTill give a minimum of
40 additional animal months of pasture on 20 acres drained by it. It

will also serve a neighbor who helped in doing the work.

Photo By: Therone I. Paris

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8-27-43

Wn -65022 Grays Harbor, Wn.

View of ditch which has been dug
Td-th pov'/der. Note small berms and
even depth and uniform bank slope,
photo 3y; Therone I. Paris

8-31-43

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Robinson Park Dam. northeast of Moscow,
silting dam in upper right background.

Idaho on Project area.

Note de-

4-7

A-Ida-15,001

Low oblique of contour furrows on flood control program watershed
surrounding city of Pocatello, Idaho.

A-Ida-15,002

City of Pocatello, Idaho (area being protected by flood control
program).

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A-IDA-20,002.

Squaxv Greek Project, Idaho.

Range lands really ’’going”. Much of area practically bare of
adequate protective grass cover, result is the dissection that
is evident in pictvire.

A-Ida-20,009

Contour furrov^s on range land southwest of Iforseshoe Bend,

Idaho.

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A-Ida-20010 9-13-37

Contour furrows constrxcted on overgrazed range land 15 miles south¬
east of Emmett, Gem County, Idaho, and tivo miles east of Siveet, Idaho.
Land owned by Sweet Clover Land Ccmpany. These furrows serve to hold
the moisture on these soni-arid lands and thus aid in the restabiliza¬
tion of a grazing area, Furrcsrs were installed vfith a terraoer and
reversible plovf, then finished by CCC hand labor xmder supervision of
SCS.

A-Ida-25,004

9-12-37

Hiotograph No, 3 of a series of overlapping obliques of the watershed
east of the city of Boise, Idaho. These photographs were taken at the
request of the Idaho State Coordinator, SCS, for distribution to field
parties in order that a preliminary survey of a particular area could
be made before the parties actually went into the field.

A-Iiia-25017 Povrer County 9-18-35.

View, taken looking downstream, of faming, grazing, aM general
topography of Clifton Creek drainage. Sec. 30, T. 9S, R.34E.

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270705 September, 1931

Although urrier Federal management for 30 years, too mar^r livestock have
destroyed most of the original plant cover and induced serious erosion
conditions. Boise National Forest, Idaho . Photo by F. Q. Renner.

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Tifhite Pine Soil Conservation District, East-Central,Nevada. 1943.
5 ,628,800 acres.

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IShite Pine Soil Conservation District, East-central Nevada
12” metal pipe line 1 mile long. W. S. Hacket ranch.

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*^'•^'35,007. Oregon.

EROSION CONTROL - Wind Control.

Photograph showing a catch fence on the ri^t and sand-stilling
fences to preserve partially vegetated area. The catch fence
shown here is also serving to build up a wind gap in the second
dune.

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Ore-35»017* Oregon,
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Looking north along a newly forndng fore dune on the Emily Waterhouse
place* Tli® line of sand encroachmenb in the Sea I^one grass can be seen.
In the fall the top of the dune was as thickly covered as the back slope.

Winds during the past winter raised the dxaae from six to twelve inches.
This new fore dune has alreacty attained sufficient height to afford pro¬
tection to the back areas during ordinary years, ^ril 2, 1956.

0re-S5,040

Clatsop Cotintir, Oregon

A comparison of Holland grass and willow plantings.
Holland grass.

6-15-36

Note sand ‘building about

Ore-35#035* Oregon*
EROSION - vand.

Sand moveiient from unprotected beach area
and rapidly destroying valmble property.

encroaching upon summer cottages
Clatsop County, 6 / 15 / 36 ,

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Ore-35,075

Clatsop County, Oregon

7-30-37

A view of the observational grass nursery on bare sand, Astoria Hursery tfeit.
late and rate of planting, spacing trials and effect of fertilizers are being
tested to detemine management for production of sand-stilling grasses. Two
h\indred ei^ty one-fortieth-acre field plantings are shown. Bifferences in
responses to management and treatment can plainly be seen.

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Ore-35,107 Clatsop County, Oregon 10-7-37

Two-year old plantings of Holland grass ( Ammophila arenaria ) on land owned
ty State of Oregon Military Bepartment. llote catchment of sand drift and
thrift of the Holland grass as well as heginning of Invasion of sand verbena
( Ahronia latifolia spp.)

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0RE*450O9* Yamhill County, Oregon; March 12, 1937.

Looking up 30^ slope in prune orchard. Incipient gullying
on Dundee Red Hills soil shows the need for erosion control
practices probably including cover crop supplemented with
terraces.

0EE-4&O07. Yamhill County, Oregon; March 12, 1937,

Roadside inundation of Dundee Red Hills soil deposited from
incipient gully run-off shown in photographs 0RE-45008 and
ORE—45009. The culvert in the lower left foreground is shown
one-half silted full csurried from excess r\m—off prune orchard
below the roadbed and deposited a heavy concentration of topsoil
in brush and timber on the left-hand side of the road. Silt
deposit is about 20 inches.

,Ore-40112 Oregon

G. F. Sturdevant, left, recoiris the water content on the
Seven Lakes snovf course, as R. W. Childreth, right reads
the figures from the scale.

Photo By: Jack James

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I Ore-35189 ™ • ’ ' We'gm. ~

This ditch Y^as constructed to improve the drainage along the lower
Little Nestucca river. The soil'is largely Clatsop silt;.- clay loam,
with occassional patches of peat. It.-is in Land Capability III
due to the difficulty of maintaining adequate drainage. Conpletion
of this job will require removal of brush and tussocks and seeding
to ijlproved pasture grasses.

Photo E^! liagnus

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6-44 - Pullmaci, Washington
~ EROSION - Sheet

Sheet erosion on Palouse silt loam. This land lost at least 50 tons
of soil to the acre. It -was svunmer-fallowed in 1933 and left unpro¬
tected against the forces of erosion during the winter. The clay-
hilltop absorbed little water and a heavy run-off -was responsible
for the severe erosion on the slope, C, j. Bower farm, near Moscow,
Idaho. January 30, 1934

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6-67 - Pullman, Washington
ERDSIOU - Gully

Gully erosion two miles above Morengo Wash, The field <xi -Bhich the
gullies are now seen was once tinder cultivation but necessarily
abandoned. The run-off and sheet erosion from lands above this field
have started and developed the gullies shown, February 2, 1934.

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6-78 - Pullman, Washington
EROSION - Sheet

Sheet erosion in the Patit Valley north and east of Dayton.
Sheet erosion after summer-fallow erosion is starting real
gullies. Tremendous soil losses occurred from this unpro¬
tected summer-fallow during the present winter. Note -that
harrowing operations have already been begun in the upper
part of the field but have failed to completely obliterate
the evidences of erosion. February 3, 1934,

6-94 - Pullman, Washington
EROSION - Soil Slip

On Rosooe Cox farm north of Pullman, Whitman County, Washington.
This is 42 inches deep, and 50 feet in diameter. It went out on
December 22, 1933. 63^ northeast slope. Such land should be

seeded to permanent vegetation. February 3, 1934

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6 - 117 * l/lfeishington,

EROSIOH - Sheet.

Soil slip on Ben Druffel farm, i/dhitman County, ®b,shingfcon. This soil
slipped out during the month of December* The slope gradient was be—
tvfeen 50 ^ percent* Such slips should be seeded to permanent vegetation*

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6-242 - Pullman, Washington
EROSICH - Sheet

Erosion on a bean fhrm south of Troy, Idaho. Rows running up and
doTOi hill greatly aggravate soil losses.

6-436 - Washington,

EROSIOU CCHTSOL - Stilp Cropping.

Close up of field shown in 6-442, These strips were

width wide with SES drill,
was taken, July 19, 1934.

The seeding iwas fini^ed
A. L, Hafenrichter,

seeded one ten foot drill
about a month before this

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6-442 - Washington.

EROSIOKT CONTROL - Contour Cultivation,

Strips of winter wheat seeded on the contour in a summer fallcw field on the
Arthur Snow fam a mile and half south of Moscow. This method is effective
in retarding the down wash of soil on moderate slope.

July 19, 1934, A1 Hsifenrichter,

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Prichard place.

Whitman county.

September 1934.

Log check dam

in large gu].ly on Tom

6-719 - Washington,
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Plowing with disk plow in heavy vdieat stubble, Fred Wexler farm.

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6-745 - Pullman, Washington.
EROSICJR - Gully,

Serious gully (No, 9) on badly overgrazed range land near American
Falls, Power County, Idaho, The gully at the bottom of the hill was over
20 ffe, deep, Hiis land was once covered by a good stand of bunch-grass*

9/29/34,

6-762 - Washingi^n.

EROSIOH COHTEDL - Terraces.

Terraces on a steep N hillside of the Leonard Btoto. farm. These terraces
■were made with an especially constructed trao'feor dra'wn gang plow and ■were
finished 'with a grader* Trees ■will be planted in ■tiiese terraced channels.
Se® 18 14 N R 46 E* Whi'tman Co. Oct. 5. 1954* A, L« Hafenrichter.

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6 -758* Oi*egati.
EROSIOH - Gully.

Serious gullying on grazing land at Durkee, Ba3ser County, Oregon.

This land oould all support an abundant bunohgrass cover. It has been
iruined by overgrazing# October 2, 1951+* Photo by A. L. Hafenriohter*

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6 -112i4.» Oregon,

EROSION CONTROL - Gully Control,

A graded-in gully on the Wildhorse project near Athena, Ifciatllla
Coimty, Oregon, Lovr check dams were placed in the gully before the
grading work was done; the spring-tooth harrow was used to smooth
down the ground. The seed bed will be prepared and the entire
water course seeded to perennial grasses, March 23, 1935»

6-1494 - P*ullinan, l&shingtcai

EROSIOU CONTROL - Grasses

Use of typical hill and north slope seedings on Project #6.
Hilltops are eroded badly and are submarginal for vheat pro¬
duction. Steep north slopes average more than 40^ slope
gradient. Erosion from these lands is reducing the value
of the lesser slopes lying adjacent to and below them. Steep
lands such as shown have been dedicated to permanent seedings
of alfalfa and grasses, TShen dedicated to this new use,
erosion is adequately stopped and run-off is greatly reduced.
This mixture of grass yielded approximately two tons of hay
per acre. June 13, 1935

h3~^ Washii^ton.

EROSION - Sheet,

Upper slope is sunnuer-fallow and lower slope is vdieat stubble where
■vdieat was cut ;)ust a few days before rain of July 30* 1931* The erosion on
the wheat stubble was slight except -Bhere the concentrated runoff from the
summer fallow crossed the com at these points. The erosion was only a sur¬
face wash with much less depth than onilie summei'-fallow aboTe,

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h3'‘3h “ Washington

The braiding in this picture is dark
bare ground above and deposited over
below, Palouse Wheat Belt,

soil washed from
accumulated snow

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Washington.

Ervin E. King farm. Under cooperative agreement.

'WN-28 Whitman Coimty 10-10-36

This picture shows sheet erosion on top of the hill, with silt deposits on frozen
drift. The soil above and below the drift is thawed out. Four miles southwest of
Pullman, Sec. 21, R.i).5E, T.liOJ.

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Wn-29« Washington*

FAEMING,

This picture shows winter -adieat stubble disk-tilled September 1936
with a John Deei^ 26" disk tiller, George Swales farm, 1^ M, North
of Johnson, Whitman County, Washington, IO/IO/ 56 ,

WN-52. Washington,

Heavy snowbank accumulation on a north slope on the Pacific Northwest Soil and Water
Conseirvation Experiment Station, three miles north of Pullman, Washington, Note the
spots of soil on top the snow which was blovm from clean cultivated field adjoining.
Snowbank accumulation such as this is the direct cause of soil slips,

6-94, Washington,

Soil Slip on Roscoe Cox farm north of
inches deep and 50 feet in diameter,
northeast slope. Such land should be
R,45E,

Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, This slip is 42
It went out on December 22, 1933, 63 per cent^

seeded to peruainent vegetation, NWg of Sec, 29, T,15N,

WN-50, Washington,

The effect of the control of snow drifting is apparent in this pictiu'e. The right-hand
side of the photograph shows how the snow has been held within the planting and on top of
the ridgej whereas the left side of the photograph, which is at the end of the planting,
shows how the snow has drifted over on the Slope where it was not held back by the trees.

An observation of this planting on March 16, 1937 showed that all of the snovir contained
within the planting had entirely melted with very little indication of run-off; whereas the
drifts formed adjacent to this planting erosion had resulted. In one instance a small soil
slip was apparent directly belovir the drift. Another advantage of planting a hilltop to
trees for the control of snow drifting is that the snow will be held in and adjacent to the
planting and thereby melt much sooner than snow deposited on the north slopes. Snow being
held late in the spring on north slopes prevents farming operations until all the snow has
melted.

Wn-66 IMtman County 6-4-37

7 strains of Agropyron spicatum b eing grown in the
observational nursery at Pullman, Washington. Each
these has proved to be a distinct "ecological
strain" collected from the native vegetation of
the Palouse climax prairie in Region 11. These
strains differ in growth habit, relative develop¬
ment of the different stages in the life cycle,
leafiness, width of leaf, date of maturity, seed
production and habits, ground cover, and specific
adaptation to different erosion problem areas in
the Pacific Northwest. The fourth row from the
left is being increased as especially desirable.

(W-2617)

Rows 147-153

Wn-60 T/'ihitinan County 5-31-37

4 ecological strains of Poa nevadensis grown in the
Pullman Unit of the Soil Conseivation Nurseries at
Pullman, Washington. 411 conditions uniform except
location where selections were made from the native
vegetation of the Pacific Northwest. This species
is one of the more promising. Selection of
ecological strains from the native vegetation is a
promising field of work. Growing the strains in
the observational bring out the differences shown
here. 1-3/4 mi E of Pullman, Washington,

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Wn-5007« Washington.

FARMING.

Field gully which is the result of con¬
tinuous summer-fallow-winter wheat farm¬
ing in the adjoining fields.

C. J. Broughton farm, 1-^ miles north¬
east of Dayton, Golximbia County,

Washi ngton .

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Wn-5027. Washington.

EHDSION CONTROL - Gully Control.

This is an after picture of Brou^ton
Gully. The gully was sloped by hand
labor and grader, then seeded to alfal¬
fa, grass, and locust trees.

See before picture Wn-5007. One mile
east of Dayton, Columbia County,
Washington,

10/29/36.

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VJm- 10017. Washington,

PAEJilKG.

This field was fall chiseled. Chiseling is a rou^ tillage
method designed to control nin-off and give better moisture
penetration due to the incorporation of crop residues. No
sign of run-off was apparent in this field after a three-
inch rain which occurred in January, Compare this field with
those shown in WN-10016 and WN-10018,

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liirn-15050 Garfield County

Winter Tsheat on straw-jaulch type of trashy fallow,
is indicated. Compare isith ?/h-1505l» Mayview silt loam
operator, 21 miles northeast of Pomeroy, Washington.

3-6-40

Practically no loss of soil
Oscar Victor, owner-

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Ytar-lSOSl Garfield Gcmnty 3--6-40

Severe erosion due to lack of surface protection* Field plowed with moldboard
plow following winter i/^eat crop. Summer fallowed in 1939 and planted to winter
wheat. 8.3 tons per acre soil loss. Mayview silt loam. Roy Kimball, ovmer-
operator, 21 miles northeast of Pomeroy, Washington.

A-lNN-10,020

Walla Walla Cotiirby

7-16-37

Whirlwinds in finely-tilled summer fallow. This field is badly infested
with morning glory. The weeding operations have pulverized the soil finely,
aggravating wind erosion. Although fairly flat this land blows readily.
Cornwall Estate operated by life. Vollmer, Walla Walla County, Washington.

Wn-10,028. Washington#

EHDSION CONTHDL - Gully Control.

In tha foreground is shown a field of spring udieatj in the
background a field of sununer-fallow. Note the gully which has
been filled and seeded to a grass-alfalfa mixture. Delbert
Barger farm, six miles east of Walla Walla, Walla Wa3>la County,
Jime 18, 1936#

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A-M-35,005 6-14-37

Sheet erosion on north and east slopes seeded to sprirg iidieat. Foth*
miles southwest of Waitsburg, Washington.

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A-lN-35,006 August 1937

Following the hai^est season, the farmer has vrorked this field by plowing
in the gullies and leaving the loose soil in gully bottcms without seeding,

or using any other method of control to prevent the wash of thds loose soil
from his field. This photograph was taken five miles north of Central Ferry,
Washington, and is a typfical example of the fam method used by many farmers
in this area.

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WN-35,007. ferch 3, 1936. Incipient gullyins: to plow sole and severe muddy inundation in a fine
tilled summer fallowed field. Mellinger farm near Seltice Station, south of Tekoa, iiVhitman. county,
Washington. Mr. Mellinger said that this field had been cultivated throughout 1lie siammer (in fact,
seventy-two or seventy-five times) in an effort to control noxious weeds. The ground was therefore
pulverized to a fine ashy condition before being seeded to witter wheat late in ttie fall. The entire
broad hilltop to the right of the picture has intermittent clay outcrops. The ten or fifteen acre
hilltop, even though relatively level, presented a network of anastomosing, tiny, clay-cut and ciay-
filled channels. The larger incipient washes shown back center were cut frctn the run-off from this
relatively level hilltop. Where drill rows ran up and down the slope, each disc track had been cut to
plow sole. Mr. Mellinger is now starting a program of crop rotations over his 400-acre farm by dividing
it into five or six fields and using a six*^year rotation involving Jregianes.

A-i?m-3502i 3-2U-38

Davenpoirt-Wilbur proposed work area. Sheet and gully erosion on
sloping agricultural lands. This erosion caused by rains and melting
snow is increasing as the organic matter and fertility of the soil

are lowered by erosion and cropping.
Bluestem, Washington.

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TiVM-35065* Kittitas County, Washingtonj May 21, 1936*

Photograph showing results of overnight irrigation of peas on a
10% slope* The water did not remain evenly distributed all night*
This was the first irrigation*

M-3b064* Kittitas Countyj May 21, 1936*

Erosion in irrigation furrows from irrigating peas. The silt
deposit in a road barrow pit is shown in the immediate foreground*
Sec* 9, T.16N, R.20E* Kittitas Comty, Washington*

Yi?N-35096, Whatcom County, Washington; August 22, 1936.

A view of the coniferous seed beds at the Bellingham, Washington, nursery.
Section of Nurseries, Soil Conservation Service, Region 11. This photograph
shows approximately 80% of the area devoted to seed beds in 1936. Note the
over-head sprinkling system and the shade frames used to cover the seed beds.
Approximately 12,000,000 seedlings are being produced in the beds shown. In
tte background is the greenhouse, plant shelter, hot house, and seed house.

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Wn~35»100, Washington,

CROPS - Crass,

Picture showing a stasad. of native bunohgrass within the city limits of
Spokane, Washington, The average height of this grass is about 18 inches,
Spokane County# Rovember 5» 1936# Photo by J, G, James#

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Tli-SSjlSS Spokane Coxmty 4-13-37
Proper conservation methods on forest,
range, and farm lands do much to sustaii
the clear flow of water in streams and
rivers, benefit wildlife, protect
breeding places of fish and fowl, and
increase recreational opportunities for
mankind. Nine miles north of Spokane,
Spokane Coutity, Tifeshington,

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¥n-35,274 Spokane County 10-21-39

portable sprinkler irrigation system for Ezra A. Eickmeyer, 5 miles south of
Deer Park, Washington, installed under the Yfater Facilities program. He is
shc^m here examining one of the 15 hammer-head sprinklers operating in his dry
alfalfa field. Kis farmstead is seen in center background.

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Wn-35,295 Stevens County 9-20-39

Field seeded to fall ^'sheat wheat being irrigated by newly constructed border
irrigation system, on Stephen H. Ross farm, six miles north of Chewelah. Mr,
Ross is seen removing earthly material to permit an even distribution of flow
over border strip. This is the first year that irrigation practices have been
in operation on this field.

Wn-35,275 Spokane County 10-21-39

Electric pumping unit for portable sprinkler
irrigation system of Ezra A. Eickmeyer, Deer
Park, Washington, installed under the mter
facility program. The compact 5 H. P. "close-
ctipld” centrifugal pump and electric motor
unit capable of delivering 100 gallons per
minute, is showi in center foreground and the
control panel in upper left-hand corner.

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Wn-35,290 Stevens County 9-20-39

Stephen H. Ross, Cooperator, six miles north of Chewelah, lashington. Wooden
flume for transporting -water from pipe system to irrigable lands seeded to
fall -wheat and alfalfa with companion crop of smooth brome and crested wheat.
This was installed under the Water Facilities program during the summer of

1939.

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Sheet erosion highly contrasted by light snovrfall
remaining on north slope of this svimmer fallow
field. Several days of heavy rainfall had
riddled this field to an average rill depth of
6 inches.

YJhr-35,311 Ibitman County 2-14-40

Roadside silt deposition. Such deposits
averaged 12 tons to mile along road between
Moscow, Idaho and Spangle, Washington in the
Spring of 1940. 1 mi N of Rosalia, Washington.

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Sheet erosion hi^ly contrasted by light snotrfall remaining on north slope of this
summer fallow field. Several days of heavy rainfall had idddled this field to an
average rill depth of six inches.

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Surface of OkknogaB Plateau west of 3uley s^^x^tai^oa

alkaline poad# 1^* 31 N» R. 26 W, 14, CoiTlllft-ife6§S>*

nation, fashingtol», Okanogaa County. Buncijgraaf pr^otic^ljy
except for scattered Jiyiiaa ^assij^. , Sarfee,

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¥itichgrass eife#-|;;f»r spattered
ia$fli\iDa&^l'''feedli»«^/«Q ‘Mdly 'eta^i^azed ran^

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:• Siacsial i^J^ldor Basalt plain. Virgin bundhgrass except fpr
■,?3Ebdii^'>^asing* si^liotogpaph ^aJc^i-ty 'J* T* Par^oo, of U» S* (Jeolbgio^
*tf^:'Surw*''*^il9 surv^it^ iQ,'tlils territory* •''■

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^alX@y idit QoXvaSiik River near mou-tKiSof Ihitestone Ofeek, loolcing down
|atr^ia|t<»^d'Eellgate Rapids. Bold odtcro|>s%f porpityry, Colville
jEeservation#'^ Kotd stand of bimohgrass. ^-EliOtograpb; by J. T* Pardee,

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G-luciai bowlder basalt lying on grand ®la^, miLe west of
B^falo Lajs», ^;),yille!...RsiserTation., Pkanogaa. Cpt^aty, 7i^|n grass
.eaicept^fot iadisa grastog*Pliotogra:^ by J. f. Pardee, ©eo-

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C-6082. Pullman, Washingtonj 3-8-37,

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Observational row-plantings of native and introduced plants at the
Pullman, Washington Nursery, Plantings of this mture are made at a
few selected locations throughout the cottntiy to observe and study
the habits, drought-resistance, erosion control efficiency, forage
value, etc, of grasses and other plants which appear to be of special
value for the purposes in mind. Outstanding species are subsequently
used on the vratershed areas for revegatation and other eooncanio purposes.

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Trees and st^umps remaining after forest fire. (Negative to come in
from field later. 10-22-40). R<zce\ii secoA/d loui't-,

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'Wn- 181 Ihitraan, Washington

A shelterbelt on a typical Palouse hilltop -which consists of a long
gently sloping south slope and a con 5 )aratively short steep north slope.
Planing this shelterbelt well away from the steep north slope will
assure deposition of snow on top of the ridge rather than on the north
slope.

Photo Byj Wayne B. P.ead July, 1939

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